Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-02
Meeting Of the Collegiate Alumne
20 be Held i'm This City.

Next Saturday there will be q meeting in this
city OF an organization OF women that, within the
few years Of its existence, has ACCOMPLISHED a
great deal Of practical educational work. This is
the Association Of Collegiate AlumnB. The meet
ing here special meeting to be held by invita-
ton of the Washington branch. 1t Is expected by
the ladies Of the washington branch that there
will be large attendance OF alumnB. The meet
ings are to be held In the lecture-room OF the
National Museum-an executive meeting in the
morning, and meeting for which invitations are
issued In the afternoon. The subject for discus
sion at the morning session will be 1.-THE Eject
OF the Amusements and Occupations of Girls In
their School Lie"
Papers vii be given by Mary NJ. De veny, Laura
J. Wylie, Alice Goddard, Alice III. Luce Emma s.
Atkinson and others. Luncheon will be served at
30 pm, and at the afternoon session, begin
ming at o'clock t Aha w. Foster, Of Boston, win
Governing Boards and Faculties of Colleges"
THE MEMBERSHIP.
The last annual report OF the secretary dated
January % last, stated that the membership was
then 535 an increase OF 1O3 within the year.
Graduates from eight institutions composed the
Ooerlin, vassar Smith and Wellesley Colleges,
and Cornell, Michigan, Wisconsin and Boston
o6e1 Wa snS Sv h tmT years 81 tine Tine
Massachusetts Institute OF Technology and of
wesleyan, Kansas, syracuse and Northwestern
Universities and In March, 1886, the University OF
California was added to the list OF associated
colleges THE STAR has mentioned the investiga-
lions made by the association in relation to
considered by the association after its organiza-
ton.
THE HEALTH OF co1LEGE-BRED WOMEN.
The health statistics OF women college gradu-
ates collected by the association led to the efforts
which are now being made to secure proper ply
steal conditions for girls In preparatory schools.
A committee has been appointed to prepare leaf
let on the subject OF health in preparatory schools
together with a series Of questions which might
serve an aid in keeping record of the physical
and social conditions under which school girls
work. The circulars have been widely distributed
In many schools the sub-topicS treated-Such as
food, exercise, clothing, sanitary conditions and
social excitement-are made the texts for informal
talks by the teachers, and the circulars are then
sent to the parents The secretary, In her report,
speaking OF the subject says: "The foundation has
been laid for work which will last indefinitely.
No striking results need be expected for ten years.
at least, and In the meantime our members can use
their influence in securing for school girls proper
physical conditions whose value can never be estf
mated In statistics"
The president of the association is Mrs. Helen
H1Scock BackuS, OF Brooklyn, n. Y. a graduate OF
Vassar, and the secretary is Miss Manon Talbot.
are i've corresponding secretaries, including Mrs.
Gertrude b. Darwin, OF this city, graduate OF
EaSSar. The V1ce-presidentS are the presidents OF
the several branch organizations. Any woman
who has received degree In arts, philosophy,
science, or literature from any college, university,
or scientific school, admitted to the association, Is
entitled to membership.
THE WASHINGTON BRANCH.
The Officers OF the washington branch are Miss
Agnes NJ. Lathe, Smith College, president; Miss
Sarah Fl. WOodman, Wellesley College, secretary
and treasurer; Mrs. Gertrude B. Darwin, Vassar
College. Among the members are Miss Emma s.
Atkinson, Boston University; Mrs. Annie HOweS
Barns Vassar; Mrs. Lydia NJ. Dame, Boston Uni
verSity; Miss Mary Eastman, Smith college; Mrs.
Mary B. Giles, syracuse University; Miss Francis
Haldeman, VaSSar; Miss Mary F. HOyt, VaSSar;
Mrs. Lucy +. Kenaston, Oberlin; Miss Mary H.
Mather, Smith College; Miss Mary j. Patterson,
Oberlin; Miss Eva NJ. Pitts Cornell; Miss Annie S.
Rainey, VaSSar; Miss TheOdate L. Smith, Smith
college; and Mrs. Alice B. Wiles, Cornell.